The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-04-14
HALF A MILLION STOLEN.
PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY'S SYSTEM
OF RAILROADS ROBBED.

Forty-FOur Arrests Of Conductors and
Brakemen-PittSburg Jail Full Of PrIs-
Oners-One Brakemen Charged With
Murder-NIore Arrests to Follow.
PITTsBURG, Pa, April l2.-At 2:45 o'clock
this morning Col Norman NJ. Smith, ofl-
Cially connected with the Pennsylvania Rail-
road transfer in this city, said "For three
years the railroads in the Pennsylvania COM
pany's system, principally on the Pittsburg,
Cincinnati 81 st. Louis division, have been
Systematically robbed. Cars on sidings and
on moving trains have been broken open and
Is estimated that the company has had to
pay for at least 100000 worth Of stolen
goods while in transit. Detectives have
been working on the case for months. Every
thing being ready, we decided to make a
move all along the line between Columbus
and Pittsbnrg, and IL o'clock midnight, was
fixed to strike the blow. Eighty warrants
have been issued for men in Pittsburg.
can't tell how many for other places, but it
was for nearly every point along the line
1t is the most extensive raid Of the kind in
railroad circles that has ever occurred.n
The above was given in explane ton Of the
concerted raid upon the boarding places and
homes Of Panhandle railway employees, con-
ductors and brakemen by a squad composed
of one hundred city policemen, detectives
and ward constables shortly after last mid
night. At l5 o'clock two prisoners WERE
escorted to the Jail from their homes on Try
street. These were speedily followed by 9TH
tla 10
"Railroaders' hotel,n on Washington street.
At 0 O'Clock this morning forty-four conduc-
tors and brakemen were locked up in the
county jail one wing of which has been
specially set apart for their accommodation.
The arrests will not cease until the entire
eighty will be secured. So far ouly one man
has resisted arrest, and he was readily sub
dued. Early trains from the west were held
In the yard by display Of red signal from
the block at Fourth avenue. The officers
boarded the train, knowing the men that
were wanted, promptly secured them and
marched them to the Jail, and no train ar
rived that did not lose one or more men
from its crew. Search warrants were made
out for several houses suspected as "fences,"
in receiving and disposing of the stolen prop
erty. 1t is currently believed that much Of
the stolen goods will be recovered.
The following is now partial list
of the men now confined in the
county Jail as result Of the raid:
John Kirlwood, II. r. Kuhn, G, LOngnecker,
w. T. Lavelle, George Morris, NJ B. Doyle,
j. H. Fisher, Sam. Goodman, A. Grifflths,
William Isett, W. G. Martin, W. s. Roth,
John Sweeney, T. c. Shea, c. Shanks, ]. A.
Taylor, H. c. Thompson, William Briggs,
T. o. Gutshall, T. G. Hanley, John Hastings,
NJ. s. Joyce, V. E. Meyers, Edward Wolf,
j. f. Hagerty, John f. Gibbs Mack Roberts,
j. P. Brennan, Robert Mackey, NJ. G. Con-
nelly, George Schrur, L. Black Thomas Vim
cent, A. L, Coils, W. C. Boals, John A.
Bowser, Charles DOnavan, John Martin, j.
W. Aber, j. w. Richey, J. T. Wright, H.
W. McCurry, j. T. Riney, ]. Lawson, -
Baker
The man Baker, a brakeman, is confronted
by thirty-eigllt charges, the most important
of which is that of murder Early one morn
ing some time ago. at Sheridan Station, a
freight train stopped for water. An attack
was made ON the crew, and in the fight the
fireman was shot. He afterward died from
his injuries. Baker is accused of firing the
shot that killed the fireman. 1t was found
that two cars had been broken open and their
contents stolen.
A Steubenville, O., special says: No ar
rests have been made in this city. Three de-
tectives left early this morning for Denison,
and will make several arrests during the day.
All along the road between Pittsburg and
Columbus, men have been taken from trains,
from their homes and boarding houses. Rail-
road men are greatly excited.